Ruth Reichl, who was a long time editor-in-chief of Gourmet Magazine as well as a former food critic for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, will visit Portland as she moves on to new adventures.

Learn techniques from the pros that will make the foods you cook at home hit the mark every time. Enough with icy ice cream; the era for creamy spoonfuls can start… now!

Spend a full afternoon preparing rich French chicken stew—from killing and butchering your own rooster to chopping onions and measuring cups of red wine. Then, sit down with your classmates to a meal of coq au vin, good red wine, and other homemade French treats.

Become familiar with companies that make earth-friendly products—from clothing to detergents to cars—and find many small ways to make meaningful material changes to your everyday life.

Learn how to turn your food scraps into garden compost using red wiggler worms and build your own worm bin to take home, full of the little wigglers. Kids can join parents or participate in other fun activities.

For the young aspiring chef, ages 7–12: You may be staying in Portland for Spring Break, but don’t let that get you down! You can hop continents by learning to cook cuisines from around the world.

Three miles: It’s the average distance traveled in sub-Saharan Africa to obtain water and also the distance along Waterfront Park and the Eastside Esplanade that participants will walk as part of this fundraiser for the construction of a water pump in Tanzania. Come celebrate spring and walk for a great cause!

Come celebrate local cheeses at the Oregon Cheese Festival! Oregon is home to world-class cheese making talents, and for one full day, these regional artisan, specialty and farmstead cheese makers will set up booths, offer tastes of their delights, and sell limited-run sheep’s, goat’s and cow’s milk cheeses.

Enjoy the agricultural bounty all around us by purchasing directly from local farmers, fishers, and food artisans at this weekly hullabaloo.

Learn to cook with spring greens—nettles, kale, watercress and chard—and discuss how to make the transition from eating food from afar to eating from our regional food shed at the Lost Arts Kitchen.

The generation bridging Baker Street Band brings their home grown folk-rock crossover sound to Coelho Winery in celebration of the vernal equinox and the release of the newest vintage of Renovação Pinot Gris. Sip wine, tap your toes and dance at Coelho Winery Spring Fling!

Get excited about uncommon tree, cane and bush fruit that are easy to grow in the city and learn pruning, planting, training and trellising, maintenance and harvesting techniques.

Show your support for Zenger Farm by eating at Portland’s favorite restaurants and shopping at your neighborhood nurseries, which will donate a percentage of their proceeds on select days.

Enjoy this unique opportunity to taste the wines of 50+ Oregon wineries, both large and small, at Willamette Valley Wineries first tasting in Seattle.

On the 2nd Wednesday of every month, nonprofit Friends of Family Farmers hosts an evening of speakers and conversations about agriculture in Oregon at Roots Brewery in Portland—an excellent chance to partake in some local brew and learn more about the issues farming families face in this great state.

In its tenth year, the Farmer-Chef Connection continues to offer local food buyers and growers the opportunity to meet and partner with one another. Featuring speakers, workshops, networking and a knockout lunch, this conference is a one-of-a-kind local food community gathering.

Meet local pickle makers, chocolatiers, cookie bakers and other Portland food wizards and sample their latest delicious innovations.

A simple, scrumptious stew for a Chinese New Year feast or a cold winter’s night.

Chocoholics young and old: Indulge for a long weekend in a chocolate dream. Throughout Ashland, you will find everything from wine and chocolate pairings to over-the-top chocolate meals to chocolate facials. (Yes, that’s right—that involves completely slathering your face in chocolate.)

In this month long course, Seattle Tilth and Oregon Tilth staff will teach the basic concepts of organic food gardening, including building healthy soil, garden planning and crop rotation, planting techniques, organic pest and disease control, water conservation, seed saving and more.

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Molecular biologist and co-founder of Seeds of Change, one of the world’s leading providers of organic seeds, Alan M. Kapuler Ph.D. will be speaking at PNCA on “Ecosanity: Ongoing Discoveries About Life.”

Oregon strawberries are featured in the Portland Public Schools. Parents, you can give critical support to the school district’s efforts to source local ingredients by sending your kids with lunch money on HOM days

Visit the Dennis 7 Dees SE Powell gardening center for a celebration of edible landscaping! They’re kicking off the gardening season with workshops throughout the day, vendors and information tables, kids activities and a sale on fresh shipment of bare-root fruit trees, berry bushes, rhubarb and asparagus.